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title: "2 South Asian Quotes By Aasif Mandvi"
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> [In America, people think being South Asian is still kind of exotic. When you go outside New York and Chicago and L.A., there are people who have never tried Indian food... they've never even tasted it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/in-america-people-think-being-south-asian-is-still-kind-of-exotic/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/aasif-mandvi-10345_america_in-america-people-think-being-south-asia_152834.png)

> [People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/people-lament-that-there-s-no-roles-being-written-for-south-asian-or/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd2/aasif-mandvi-10345_asian_people-lament-that-there-s-no-roles-bein_1137620.png)

## More by Aasif Mandvi

> [You do find a lot of your time in the West kind of searching for your place in the world - your voice, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/you-do-find-a-lot-of-your-time-in-the-west-kind-of-searching-for-your/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [You can get samosas in any pub in England today, pretty much. So, "Gunga Din" has come back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/you-can-get-samosas-in-any-pub-in-england-today-pretty-much-so-gunga/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [Actually I'm more culturally Muslim than religiously but being Muslim is an important part of my identity. As Muslim, I feel it's important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/actually-i-m-more-culturally-muslim-than-religiously-but-being-muslim/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [I mean, but obviously, in people's eyes, it still - it can still link Islam to terrorism. I mean, why does it make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/i-mean-but-obviously-in-people-s-eyes-it-still-it-can-still-link/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [In America, people think being South Asian is still kind of exotic. When you go outside New York and Chicago and L.A., there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/in-america-people-think-being-south-asian-is-still-kind-of-exotic/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [Traditional television as we have known it will make love to the Internet and have a child. That child will be the future. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/traditional-television-as-we-have-known-it-will-make-love-to-the/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [Statistically there is enough voter fraud to sway zero elections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/statistically-there-is-enough-voter-fraud-to-sway-zero-elections/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [America undermines its own ideals when it ignores the very values it is promoting around the world. You cannot ask other people in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/america-undermines-its-own-ideals-when-it-ignores-the-very-values-it/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [Paki- bashing was kind of this term that was used in general to beat up anyone that was from the Indian subcontinent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/paki-bashing-was-kind-of-this-term-that-was-used-in-general-to-beat/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [I never consciously got into comedy. It was sort of one of those things where I was a theater student, I was acting, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/i-never-consciously-got-into-comedy-it-was-sort-of-one-of-those/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [England has an interesting relationship with the Indian subcontinent because the years of colonization and the history between the two places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/england-has-an-interesting-relationship-with-the-indian-subcontinent/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [I was born in India - but never really lived there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/i-was-born-in-india-but-never-really-lived-there/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [When my family decided to leave England I could not have been happier. I was sort of like - America seemed like the land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/when-my-family-decided-to-leave-england-i-could-not-have-been-happier/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [My father got a job at Bradford University in textiles. And he came for - I guess, you know, why do people immigrate? -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/my-father-got-a-job-at-bradford-university-in-textiles-and-he-came/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

> [I was a fan of "The Daily Show" I watched it,I never imagined being on it, but I figured I would just go down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/i-was-a-fan-of-the-daily-show-i-watched-it-i-never-imagined-being-on/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

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